Grade 1 Comparing Length Worksheet (Set B)
Free printable Grade 1 comparing length worksheet with an answer key, comparing and measuring length with informal units. Print as a PDF for the classroom or home.
How to teach comparing and measuring length teaching guide, with a worked explanation.
Comparing Length
Compare the lengths, then answer each question.
- 1.The leaf is 8 blocks long and the ribbon is 9 blocks long. How many more blocks is the ribbon?
- 2.The brush is 2 blocks long. The pencil is 3 blocks long. Which is shorter?
- 3.The sock is 2 cubes long. The book is 4 cubes long. Which is shorter?
- 4.The stick is 7 paperclips long and the ribbon is 8 paperclips long. How many more paperclips is the ribbon?
- 5.The straw is 8 counters long. The leaf is 6 counters long. Which is shorter?
- 6.The spoon is 5 paperclips long and the shoe is 8 paperclips long. How many more paperclips is the shoe?
- 7.The book is 5 counters long. The spoon is 3 counters long. Which is longer?
- 8.The crayon is 7 cubes long and the straw is 4 cubes long. How many more cubes is the crayon?
- 9.The ribbon is 6 cubes long and the shoe is 3 cubes long. How many more cubes is the ribbon?
- 10.The pencil is 6 cubes long. The shoe is 10 cubes long. Which is longer?
- 11.The book is 8 counters long. The key is 5 counters long. Which is longer?
- 12.The spoon is 5 counters long. The straw is 10 counters long. Which is shorter?
- 13.The pencil is 2 counters long and the shoe is 6 counters long. How many more counters is the shoe?
- 14.The shoe is 2 blocks long and the ribbon is 5 blocks long. How many more blocks is the ribbon?
- 15.The book is 7 blocks long and the crayon is 9 blocks long. How many more blocks is the crayon?
- 16.The brush is 4 counters long and the book is 8 counters long. How many more counters is the book?
- 17.The brush is 4 blocks long and the shoe is 9 blocks long. How many more blocks is the shoe?
- 18.The shoe is 2 cubes long. The sock is 10 cubes long. Which is shorter?
- 19.The key is 9 cubes long and the stick is 10 cubes long. How many more cubes is the stick?
- 20.The ribbon is 2 blocks long. The crayon is 3 blocks long. Which is longer?
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Before rulers, children compare lengths directly (lining objects up) and measure with informal units like blocks or paperclips laid end to end, then compare the counts.
In class: Compare objects directly (line them up at one end) and by measuring with informal units, blocks or paperclips placed end to end with no gaps, then compare the counts.
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